| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 19:09 - Feb 28 with 2167 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Agree with every word. |  |
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| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report (n/t) on 19:36 - Feb 28 with 2089 views | dezzar |
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| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 19:37 - Feb 28 with 2088 views | Noelmc |
Thanks Clive. I’m sure that was one of the least enjoyable reports you’ve had to write this season.
I thought the Bonne “foul” that would have led to a one on one with their keeper was much less of a foul than the one not given on Kane, resulting in the throw which produced their first goal.
However, it was a very poor performance and we got what we deserved. Let’s hope for a big improvement on Wednesday. |  | | |
| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 20:26 - Feb 28 with 1955 views | B_Wad |
Thank you for another sharp and accurate game report.
The one thing I thought has been missing on these boards is the Birmingham point of view. Some of their fans were calling the game the biggest of the season and Karanka's most important match during his time at the club. I believe it was the 10th anniversary of a cup win and they even brought back a former player to motivate. There was lots of pressure to get a result and it seemed to show.
Having a home match and an extra day of rest against a team playing back to back on the road typically helps during the final 10-15 minutes as well,. |  | | |
| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 23:04 - Feb 28 with 1687 views | daveB |
We've had a few games recently which have been pretty tight but we've managed to find a way to win them, yesterday was similar but went against us in the end.
I thought after they got level they pushed on for a second and we looked all over the place for a bit and needed to show a bit more composure. No real complaints on the result though, i didn't think we did enough to win it [Post edited 28 Feb 2021 23:59]
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| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 03:00 - Mar 1 with 1565 views | Benny_the_Ball |
Johansen's miss was the key moment. When the performance is below-par simple chances have to be converted. Score that and we'd all be reflecting on yet another away win. Hey ho. |  | | |
| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 09:23 - Mar 1 with 1348 views | BlackAndGoldRanger |
Excellent as always. Couldn't actually watch this one but sounded like a good one to miss.
Since seen the highlights and if that Johansen chance goes in I think we would have put 4 past them. Tough week coming up with an excellent Barnsley team and a rejuvenated Bristol City to come.
Below Par is a strange one for me. I guess if par is average then below par is less than average but in golf you want to be below par. Anyway I'm rambling, well done Clive. | | | |
| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 10:04 - Mar 1 with 1303 views | TheChef |
Bit of a frustrating one, as mentioned almost a test to see how badly we could play to get three points.
Let's not forget the two games in hand we have - but ultimately we're too inconsistent to think about the play offs. A top half finish would be a great achievement.
One thing I still find a little odd is Warbs' blind spot with Adomah.
Now I'm not expecting him to start every game or regularly get through 90 minutes but he is a useful option off the bench (preferably with more than three minutes to make a difference...). |  |
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| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 11:16 - Mar 1 with 1244 views | francisbowles |
Great stuff as always Clive and I am in complete agreement with you on the sports science thing.
Respect to Myke but when you were 31 and playing twice a week, I very much doubt that it was at the frenetic pace and activity that we are seeing in the championship or that you had spent a lot of the previous few days on the M40 (other motorways are available).
Someone mentioned how come the defenders don't get a rest. Well weren't many available options on Saturday, so we have to cross our fingers a bit there. Dickie and particularly Barbet were looking tired towards the end and Kane looked shattered at the end of the Preston game. The elder statesman, Cameron maybe doesn't have to work so hard in his central role. I wonder if De Wijs has had a setback as we were expecting him on the bench for the Preston game.
The bottom line is though that we really don't know any of the details about the players physical condition and whether it would have been a good idea to leave Charlie on. FWIW, he didn't look to unhappy to be coming off. | | | |
| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 11:45 - Mar 1 with 1211 views | enfieldargh |
Yes the pitch was terrible however it didn't stop the Croatian fella turning in a Lionel Messi cameo role and turning the game.
Would like to see Bettache get some game time.
How many minutes has uncle Albert played so far this season |  |
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| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 16:26 - Mar 1 with 981 views | PinnerPaul |
Thanks Clive. I'm not going to argue with the 6 for the ref this time! 
There were some inconsistencies, but I just wanted to argue one point, because you have echoed a view that Nick and Andy said in comms, that I am genuiely baffled about.
They, like you compared Willock's yellow with the Pedersen one, saying how can they both be yellow. Can we put aside the 'right/wrong' argument on the Willock one for a minute?
My point is there are plenty of yellow card offences, many don't invlove an opponent at all - dissent, delaying restart of play for example - so not sure how complaining that Pedersens challenge tcould injure someone, while Willock's couldn't makes any sense at all.
Bonne and one of theirs got yellows for kicking the ball away - that's what the law says?????
TBF I was a bit dubious about Willock's yellow as not sure it was breaking up a promising attack, but do we really want to see players allowed to stop a player like that without punishment, just because its 'early'?
Allow that and you could snuff out any attack you like in the first 10 mins by grabbing people left right and centre? Slight exaggeration, but you get my drift? | | | |
| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 16:48 - Mar 1 with 957 views | Northernr |
| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 16:26 - Mar 1 by PinnerPaul |
Thanks Clive. I'm not going to argue with the 6 for the ref this time!
There were some inconsistencies, but I just wanted to argue one point, because you have echoed a view that Nick and Andy said in comms, that I am genuiely baffled about.
They, like you compared Willock's yellow with the Pedersen one, saying how can they both be yellow. Can we put aside the 'right/wrong' argument on the Willock one for a minute?
My point is there are plenty of yellow card offences, many don't invlove an opponent at all - dissent, delaying restart of play for example - so not sure how complaining that Pedersens challenge tcould injure someone, while Willock's couldn't makes any sense at all.
Bonne and one of theirs got yellows for kicking the ball away - that's what the law says?????
TBF I was a bit dubious about Willock's yellow as not sure it was breaking up a promising attack, but do we really want to see players allowed to stop a player like that without punishment, just because its 'early'?
Allow that and you could snuff out any attack you like in the first 10 mins by grabbing people left right and centre? Slight exaggeration, but you get my drift? |
My point was that this referee is super, super hot on the technical stuff, and really lenient on the stuff that can actually hurt players. I'm not a fan of referees like that, you're focusing on the wrong stuff, stuff for the assessor's tick list over stuff that can do damage. How on earth was Niko's tackle not a yellow?
The debate about how can they both be a yellow is a different one. My point is more that this referee was super hot on the technicals and all over the show on the stuff that matters more. |  | | |
| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 16:58 - Mar 1 with 934 views | PinnerPaul |
| Birmingham late show stuns below par QPR - Report on 16:48 - Mar 1 by Northernr |
My point was that this referee is super, super hot on the technical stuff, and really lenient on the stuff that can actually hurt players. I'm not a fan of referees like that, you're focusing on the wrong stuff, stuff for the assessor's tick list over stuff that can do damage. How on earth was Niko's tackle not a yellow?
The debate about how can they both be a yellow is a different one. My point is more that this referee was super hot on the technicals and all over the show on the stuff that matters more. |
Fair enough and agree on Nico's challenge, hence my 'inconsistencies' remark and agreement with the mark. | | | |
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